2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

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2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
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Venue Rotorua, New Zealand
Date(s) (2006-08-22 - 2006-08-27)22–27 August 2006
EventsMTB: 13
Trials: 6
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The 2006 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 22 to 27 August 2006. The disciplines included were cross-country, downhill, four-cross, and trials. The event was the 17th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the 21st edition of the UCI Trials World Championships.

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This was the first UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships held in New Zealand and the second held in Oceania after the 1996 World Championships in Cairns, Australia.

A women's under-23 race was included in the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships for the first time in 2006 and was won by Ren Chengyuan from China. [1] Julien Absalon of France and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway each won their third consecutive elite cross-country world titles. [2] [3] Sam Hill became the first Australian to win the elite men's downhill world title. [4]

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [2] Flag of France.svg  Julien Absalon  (FRA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Christoph Sauser  (SUI)Flag of Sweden.svg  Fredrik Kessiakoff  (SWE)
Under 23 cross-country [5] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nino Schurter  (SUI)Flag of Italy.svg  Tony Longo  (ITA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Max Plaxton  (CAN)
Junior cross-country [6] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Mathias Flückiger  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Fanger  (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Pascal Meyer  (SUI)
Downhill [4] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sam Hill  (AUS)Flag of South Africa.svg  Greg Minnaar  (RSA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan Rennie  (AUS)
Junior downhill [7] Flag of New Zealand.svg  Cameron Cole  (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Samuel Blenkinsop  (NZL)Flag of France.svg  Antoine Badouard  (FRA)
Four-cross [8] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Michal Prokop  (CZE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roger Rinderknecht  (SUI)Flag of Germany.svg  Guido Tschugg  (GER)
Trials, 20 inch [9] Flag of Germany.svg  Marco Hösel  (GER)Flag of Spain.svg  Carles Diaz Codina  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Benito Ros Charral  (ESP)
Trials, 26 inch [9] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Belaey  (BEL)Flag of France.svg  Vincent Hermance  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Gilles Coustellier  (FRA)
Junior trials, 20 inch [10] Flag of Germany.svg  Marco Thomä  (GER)Flag of France.svg  Aurélien Fontenoy  (FRA)Flag of Germany.svg  Matthias Mrohs  (GER)
Junior trials, 26 inch [10] Flag of France.svg  Aurélien Fontenoy  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Slinger  (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg  Matthias Mrohs  (GER)

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [3] Flag of Norway.svg  Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå  (NOR)Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Kalentieva  (RUS)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marie-Helene Premont  (CAN)
Under 23 cross-country [1] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ren Chengyuan  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Ying  (CHN)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Sarah Koba  (SUI)
Junior cross-country [11] Flag of Slovenia.svg  Tanja Žakelj  (SLO)Flag of France.svg  Julie Krasniak  (FRA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nadja Roschi  (SUI)
Downhill [12] Flag of France.svg  Sabrina Jonnier  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tracy Moseley  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rachel Atherton  (GBR)
Junior downhill [13] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tracey Hannah  (AUS)Flag of France.svg  Floriane Pugin  (FRA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Micayla Gatto  (CAN)
Four-cross [8] Flag of the United States.svg  Jill Kintner  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anneke Beerten  (NED)Flag of Austria.svg  Anita Molcik  (AUT)
Trials [14] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Karin Moor  (SUI)Flag of Spain.svg  Mireia Abant Condal  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Gemma Abant Condal  (ESP)

Team events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Cross-country [15] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Florian Vogel
Martin Fanger
Petra Henzi
Nino Schurter 		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tony Longo
Cristian Cominelli
Eva Lechner
Jader Zoli 		Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Marcin Karczynski
Adrian Dzialakiewicz
Maja Włoszczowska
Kryspin Pyrgies
Trials [10] Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)44210
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)43310
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2136
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)2013
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1102
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1102
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1001
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)1001
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1001
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)1001
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)1001
12Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0235
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0213
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0101
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0101
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0101
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0033
19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (21 entries)19191957

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "U23 women cross country - Chengyuan Ren heralds Chinese charge in women's cross-country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. 1 2 "Elite men cross-country - three-peats with last lap attack". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. 1 2 "Elite women cross country - Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå makes it three from three". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  4. 1 2 "Elite men downhill - Hill hurtles to Australia's first-ever senior men's DH title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Under-23 men cross country - Switzerland lands yet another rainbow". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Junior men cross country - All Switzerland, all the time in junior men's cross-country". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Junior men downhill - Victory at last for the home team as Kiwi juniors go one-two". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  8. 1 2 "Four-cross - Kintner returns for gold; Prokop claims men's title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  9. 1 2 "Elite men trials - Hosel breaks Charral's run in 20in trials". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  10. 1 2 3 "1986-2014 UCI Trials World Championships Winners" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Junior women cross country - Tanja Žakelj makes history for Slovenia". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  12. ↑ "Elite women downhill - Jonnier inherits Chausson's jersey". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  13. ↑ "Junior women downhill - Hannah blows away fellow juniors". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  14. ↑ "Women trials - Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  15. ↑ "Team relay - Score one for the Swiss in World Championship opener". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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